<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - dallas-morning-news</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/dallas-morning-news</link><description>Newsvine - dallas-morning-news</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:38:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 00:51:39 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>West, TX mayor: 35 dead from fertilizer plant explosion</title>
<description><![CDATA[WEST, TX (RNN) -The fertilizer plant explosion that leveled a small Texas town has killed about 35 people and injured more than 160 others.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[kennethmartin04]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[kennethmartin04]]></source><link>http://kenneth-martin-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/19/17824007-west-tx-mayor-35-dead-from-fertilizer-plant-explosion</link><guid>http://kenneth-martin-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/19/17824007-west-tx-mayor-35-dead-from-fertilizer-plant-explosion</guid><category>business</category><category>associated-press</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>greg-abbott</category><category>jose-reyes</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:40:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kenneth-martin-1D9E665EF-F6AA-9555-45F6-FC9FB3139665.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kenneth-martin-1D9E665EF-F6AA-9555-45F6-FC9FB3139665.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Report: Wife of former official arrested in murder of Texas DA</title>
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The wife of former justice of the peace Eric Williams is being held on a capital murder charge in connection with the killings of a Kaufman County District Attorney, his wife, and a top prosecutor, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lilou Legault]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lilou Legault]]></source><link>http://lilou-legault.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17795673-report-wife-of-former-official-arrested-in-murder-of-texas-da</link><guid>http://lilou-legault.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17795673-report-wife-of-former-official-arrested-in-murder-of-texas-da</guid><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>eric-williams</category><category>kim-williams</category><category>kaufman-county</category><category>prosecutor-mark-hasse</category><category>kaufman-county-sheriffs</category><category>district-attorney-mike-mclelland</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lilou-legault391B5104-88AF-EDAA-1D6D-CCD757D50302.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="198" width="255" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lilou-legault391B5104-88AF-EDAA-1D6D-CCD757D50302.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Texas Faith: Can baseball bring you closer to God? - PeaceNext</title>
<description><![CDATA[Spirituality means many things to many people. In the simplest terms, it is like &ldquo;being home&rdquo; &ndash; a state of mind where you are transformed from apprehensions, frustrations and phobias of life to a sense of security, safety and serenity.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17696601-texas-faith-can-baseball-bring-you-closer-to-god-peacenext</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17696601-texas-faith-can-baseball-bring-you-closer-to-god-peacenext</guid><category>new-york</category><category>baseball</category><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>religion-news</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>interfaith-speaker</category><category>pluralism-speaker</category><category>pluralist-mike-ghouse</category><category>john-sexton</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>theghousediary</category><category>islamic-speaker</category><category>closer-to-god</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:11:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Texas Faith : Is it time for religions to double-down on evangelism?</title>
<description><![CDATA[How do you know they are sleaze balls? Here are a few pointers;&nbsp; i) they make you believe all others are your enemies ii) they frighten you with the end of the world scenarios if others grow in numbers iii) they make you feel good by making someone else bad, iv) all other re&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17505572-texas-faith-is-it-time-for-religions-to-double-down-on-evangelism</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17505572-texas-faith-is-it-time-for-religions-to-double-down-on-evangelism</guid><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>evangelicals</category><category>conversions</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>interfaith-speaker</category><category>pluralism-speaker</category><category>pluralist-mike-ghouse</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>theghousediary</category><category>islamic-speaker</category><category>double-down-religion</category><category>selling-religion</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:40:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse74B4FC74-84BA-FC6F-CE3C-E7D0E21F1EDC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse74B4FC74-84BA-FC6F-CE3C-E7D0E21F1EDC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="27" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>In defense of Islam, pursuing a civil dialogue | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News</title>
<description><![CDATA[Over and over you hear it said: If Muslims oppose terrorism, why don't they stand up and say it?If that has been you, Mike Ghouse ought to be your hero.It is hard to imagine that anyone has worked harder than the Carrollton resident to demonstrate the peaceful and moderate side o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17261226-in-defense-of-islam-pursuing-a-civil-dialogue-dallasnewscom-news-for-dallas-texas-the-dallas-morning-news</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17261226-in-defense-of-islam-pursuing-a-civil-dialogue-dallasnewscom-news-for-dallas-texas-the-dallas-morning-news</guid><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>jeffress</category><category>steve-blow</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>muslim-activist</category><category>interfaith-speaker</category><category>pluralism-speaker</category><category>steve-blow-september</category><category>defense-of-islam</category><category>koran-conference</category><category>muslim-hero</category><category>muslim-pluralist</category><category>quran-conference</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:22:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse953D2533-65D0-ED67-934D-78A62C383F5F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="345" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse953D2533-65D0-ED67-934D-78A62C383F5F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="119" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Ghouse Diary: Texas Faith: How to balance compassion with justice in the immigration debate?</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the Jewish scriptures say Ve&rsquo;ahavta la&rsquo;ger, you must love the stranger to remove the sense of discomfort in him..... Justice is the ultimate truth in preserving trust in a given society, for the society to function cohesively and effectively. Compassion is part of &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17119476-the-ghouse-diary-texas-faith-how-to-balance-compassion-with-justice-in-the-immigration-debate</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17119476-the-ghouse-diary-texas-faith-how-to-balance-compassion-with-justice-in-the-immigration-debate</guid><category>immigration</category><category>politics</category><category>justice</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>compassion</category><category>immigration-reforms</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>interfaith-speaker</category><category>pluralism-speaker</category><category>pluralist-mike-ghouse</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>ve-ahavta-la-ger</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:15:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse32E39AC1-1CCE-F709-896D-BD533EBF1D31.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse32E39AC1-1CCE-F709-896D-BD533EBF1D31.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="27" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gunned-down Kaufman prosecutor Mark Hasse 'always sought justice for victims' | Dallas-Fort Worth Crime News - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News</title>
<description><![CDATA[Crime in our country is growing at an alarming rate.&nbsp;Solutions are few and even less seem to be&nbsp;effective.
When the prosecutor becomes the victim it is&nbsp; certain to grab a headline, massive investigation and wall to wall news coverage.&nbsp;
Not so much for the pr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shirley Sanservino]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Shirley Sanservino]]></source><link>http://avictimadvocate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/02/16818875-gunned-down-kaufman-prosecutor-mark-hasse-always-sought-justice-for-victims-dallas-fort-worth-crime-news-news-for-dallas-texas-the-dallas-morning-news</link><guid>http://avictimadvocate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/02/16818875-gunned-down-kaufman-prosecutor-mark-hasse-always-sought-justice-for-victims-dallas-fort-worth-crime-news-news-for-dallas-texas-the-dallas-morning-news</guid><category>murder</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>dallas-fort-worth-crime-news</category><category>mark-hasse</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Feb 2013 15:22:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=avictimadvocate8626A9F7-5064-17E7-993C-D310BCD5C5E1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="208" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=avictimadvocate8626A9F7-5064-17E7-993C-D310BCD5C5E1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>TEXAS FAITH: Should the pastor who once gave anti-gay marriage sermon been removed from Obama&amp;#8217;s inaugural? | Texas Faith Blog</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the many roles of a president is to shape and nurture the  direction of the nation, and president Obama has been a good shepherd.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16549171-texas-faith-should-the-pastor-who-once-gave-anti-gay-marriage-sermon-been-removed-from-obamas-inaugural-texas-faith-blog</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16549171-texas-faith-should-the-pastor-who-once-gave-anti-gay-marriage-sermon-been-removed-from-obamas-inaugural-texas-faith-blog</guid><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>obama</category><category>religion-news</category><category>giglio</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>interfaith-speaker</category><category>pluralism-speaker</category><category>americans-together</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>speaker-mike-ghouse</category><category>pluralist</category><category>obama-s-inaugural-benediction</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:24:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse8B5DDAEA-2768-A9D8-0E98-67C13F6C3105.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="345" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse8B5DDAEA-2768-A9D8-0E98-67C13F6C3105.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="119" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>TEXAS FAITH: How do we create the common good in Texas? </title>
<description><![CDATA[Charity does not have to be Godly, noble or a  drag on the well to do, but it certainly insures everyone in the society to  function effectively. Pulling people up from ditches on to a level playing field  can be viewed as an act of charity or an act of responsible investment in &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16436943-texas-faith-how-do-we-create-the-common-good-in-texas</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16436943-texas-faith-how-do-we-create-the-common-good-in-texas</guid><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>obama</category><category>common-good</category><category>religion-news</category><category>governor-perry</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>interfaith-speaker</category><category>pluralism-speaker</category><category>americans-together</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>speaker-mike-ghouse</category><category>future-of-religion</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:36:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Ghouse Diary: Texas Faith: Why do we say grace over a meal, including at Thanksgiving?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Life is a self-balancing act. Everything we do and say is spiritual as well as a real-life transaction that moves the needle from balance to imbalance, and back to balance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15344896-the-ghouse-diary-texas-faith-why-do-we-say-grace-over-a-meal-including-at-thanksgiving</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15344896-the-ghouse-diary-texas-faith-why-do-we-say-grace-over-a-meal-including-at-thanksgiving</guid><category>religion</category><category>balance</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>speaker</category><category>grace</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>americans-together</category><category>pluralist-mike-ghouse</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>cohesive-america</category><category>foundation-for-pluralism</category><category>pluralism-center</category><category>story-of-thanksgiving</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:38:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouseC3BAE02B-6673-F044-8801-3DA41BAD4C59.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="80" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouseC3BAE02B-6673-F044-8801-3DA41BAD4C59.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="24" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gov. Perry Opposes Secession for Texas</title>
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The issue rose to the forefront as more than 60,000 signatures have been put on a petition for Texas&rsquo; secession that appears on the White House web site We The People.&ldquo;Gov. Perry believes in the greatness of our Union, and nothing should be done to change it,&rdquo;&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15178881-gov-perry-opposes-secession-for-texas</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15178881-gov-perry-opposes-secession-for-texas</guid><category>texas</category><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>perry</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>obama</category><category>petition</category><category>opposes-secession</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:37:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin03F64CF8-B977-16A8-E157-A4B39E7AD361.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin03F64CF8-B977-16A8-E157-A4B39E7AD361.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>www.TheGhouseDiary.com: Texas Faith: What did the 2012 election results mean for people of faith?</title>
<description><![CDATA[This  election is an endorsement of separation of church and state, and complies with  the First Amendment. The November ballot has produced two clear outcomes: A loss  of control and start of Armageddon countdown for conservatives. And the  beginning of freedom enshrined in our &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15166457-wwwtheghousediarycom-texas-faith-what-did-the-2012-election-results-mean-for-people-of-faith</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15166457-wwwtheghousediarycom-texas-faith-what-did-the-2012-election-results-mean-for-people-of-faith</guid><category>politics</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>pluralism</category><category>one-nation</category><category>obama-wins</category><category>americans-together</category><category>muslim-speaker-mike-ghouse</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>speaker-mike-ghouse</category><category>futurist-mike-ghouse</category><category>pluralist</category><category>cohesive-america</category><category>outcomes-of-election</category><category>resolute-obama</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:40:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouseD88354F7-C2AA-FDC1-2C8D-9A2E269C5BCF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="80" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouseD88354F7-C2AA-FDC1-2C8D-9A2E269C5BCF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="24" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Infographic: The Enormous Racial Gap in Political Reporting</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Birtherism. Immigration reform. Jeremiah Wright. The Herman Cain campaign. Marco Rubio. The Obama Phone. Issues pertaining to race and ethnicity have been incredibly important to the 2012 election -- if slightly less prominent than they were during Barack Obama's historic 2008 &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14719348-infographic-the-enormous-racial-gap-in-political-reporting</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14719348-infographic-the-enormous-racial-gap-in-political-reporting</guid><category>immigration</category><category>politics</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>san-francisco-chronicle</category><category>herman-cain</category><category>political-reporting</category><category>biased-reporting</category><category>historic-election</category><category>marco-rubio</category><category>race-and-ethnicity</category><category>obama-phone</category><category>race-to-the-white-house</category><category>lack-of-diversity</category><category>david-a-graham</category><category>212-election</category><category>birthirism</category><category>narrow-reporting</category><category>all-white-reporters</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:21:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahC70B32C2-65FD-399E-8729-8B071C87749C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahC70B32C2-65FD-399E-8729-8B071C87749C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What is the future of religion?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Do people feel the same going to a place of worship now? I am afraid not, its value as a place of solace is declining for a variety of reasons, and this is happening across the religious spectrum whether it is a church, mosque, synagogue or a temple.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/21/14594415-what-is-the-future-of-religion</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/21/14594415-what-is-the-future-of-religion</guid><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><category>speaker</category><category>pluralism</category><category>interfaith</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>interfaith-speaker-mike-ghouse</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>speaker-mike-ghouse</category><category>futurist-mike-ghouse</category><category>pluralist</category><category>religion-on-sleeve</category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:09:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse6316B829-BB9F-FCBD-9750-BB3F2F7E6A62.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse6316B829-BB9F-FCBD-9750-BB3F2F7E6A62.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="25" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> The morality of drone warfare</title>
<description><![CDATA[Drone warfare is one of the greatest inventions of civilization. It has allowed us to take Anwar Awalaki out (One of the top Al-Qaeda operatives) with least collateral damage and minimal revenge multiplier. However, the abuse of drone warfare has gone too far&hellip;.. We don&rsq&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14190697-the-morality-of-drone-warfare</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14190697-the-morality-of-drone-warfare</guid><category>politics</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>speaker</category><category>separation-of-church-and-state</category><category>pluralism</category><category>interfaith</category><category>morality-of-war</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>drone-warfare</category><category>interfaith-speaker-mike-ghouse</category><category>pakistan-drones</category><category>texas-faith</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse2FEC558B-A56D-7478-CF85-ECE2AAE5A7B1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mikeghouse2FEC558B-A56D-7478-CF85-ECE2AAE5A7B1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="25" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sarah Palin hits back at Dick Cheney for VP remark</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sarah Palin is firing back at Dick Cheney, saying it's a "shame" he believes that she was a "mistake" as the GOP vice presidential nominee four years ago.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[At the Table with A.R. Lawyer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[At the Table with A.R. Lawyer]]></source><link>http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13074359-sarah-palin-hits-back-at-dick-cheney-for-vp-remark</link><guid>http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13074359-sarah-palin-hits-back-at-dick-cheney-for-vp-remark</guid><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>senate-republican</category><category>tea-party</category><category>ted-cruz</category><category>sarasarah-palin</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 21:58:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atthetable78913404-1173-CBE8-BCFB-ACEBFDE0055B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="166" width="230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atthetable78913404-1173-CBE8-BCFB-ACEBFDE0055B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Priest Conspired To Hire Hit Man To Kill Boy Who Accused Him Of Rape </title>
<description><![CDATA[
A Catholic priest was found guilty Thursday of conspiracy after trying to pay a hit man $5000 to kill a 16-year old boy who had accused him of rape at gunpoint. The hit man turned out to be&nbsp;an undercover police officer. John Fiala, the priest (now an ex-priest), still&nbsp&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></source><link>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11766606-priest-conspired-to-hire-hit-man-to-kill-boy-who-accused-him-of-rape</link><guid>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11766606-priest-conspired-to-hire-hit-man-to-kill-boy-who-accused-him-of-rape</guid><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>priest</category><category>dallas-county</category><category>sex-assault</category><category>sacred-heart</category><category>sponge-bob-square-pants</category><category>scottie-fisher</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 09:52:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Southwest to add seats in first cabin overhaul since 2001 - USATODAY.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Fort Worth&nbsp;Star-Telegram&nbsp;reports Southwest will add the Evolve interior to its 372 Boeing 737-700s.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Soetopo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Soetopo]]></source><link>http://jacksoetopo.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10184813-southwest-to-add-seats-in-first-cabin-overhaul-since-2001-usatodaycom</link><guid>http://jacksoetopo.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10184813-southwest-to-add-seats-in-first-cabin-overhaul-since-2001-usatodaycom</guid><category>travel</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>photo-gallery</category><category>morning-news</category><category>facebook-comments</category><category>new-bookmark</category><category>comment-usa-today</category><category>also-online</category><category>add-today</category><category>chief-commercial-officer</category><category>bob-jordan</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:33:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=JackSoetopo6B152140-F55A-8B31-27ED-CA59BDCF710F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="151" width="230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=JackSoetopo6B152140-F55A-8B31-27ED-CA59BDCF710F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rick Perry's Juvie Record | Mother Jones</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mary Jane Martinez's son Jimmy entered the Texas criminal justice system in 2003 because he missed his school bus. He was charged with truancy and destruction of property (for throwing rocks) and sent to live in a county juvenile detention center for a sentence of six months.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen-one shot-one kill]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen-one shot-one kill]]></source><link>http://stephen3100047.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/12/7727528-rick-perrys-juvie-record-mother-jones</link><guid>http://stephen3100047.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/12/7727528-rick-perrys-juvie-record-mother-jones</guid><category>politics</category><category>nuclear-plant</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>next-page</category><category>in-february</category><category>false-report</category><category>get-tim-murphys</category><category>motherjonescom-today039-s</category><category>see-all-blue-marble-explosion</category><category>other-victims-take</category><category>top-stories-rick-perry-s</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:10:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Stephen3100047FF908927-73A9-918A-96C5-131E67A02F93.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Stephen3100047FF908927-73A9-918A-96C5-131E67A02F93.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Religious Right Sugar-Daddy That Brought Us Rick Perry</title>
<description><![CDATA[Outside of Texas, Dr. James Leininger is a relatively unknown multi-millionaire.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Verlinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jerry Verlinger]]></source><link>http://jerry611.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/08/7665079-the-religious-right-sugar-daddy-that-brought-us-rick-perry</link><guid>http://jerry611.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/08/7665079-the-religious-right-sugar-daddy-that-brought-us-rick-perry</guid><category>politics</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>rick-perry</category><category>religious-right</category><category>southern-baptist</category><category>state-board</category><category>wayne-slater</category><category>texas-public-policy-foundation</category><category>religious-conservative</category><category>texas-tribune</category><category>karen-olsson</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2011 09:05:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Jerry6113469373C-E5E8-6928-9905-D359788508FC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Jerry6113469373C-E5E8-6928-9905-D359788508FC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Right-Wing Religious Corruption And The Christian Dominionist Perry Agenda  - The Daily Beast</title>
<description><![CDATA[During the last weeks of his 1998 race for Texas lieutenant governor,&nbsp;Rick Perry&nbsp;was tied with Democrat John Sharp, and many expected him to lose.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[geezing]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[geezing]]></source><link>http://geezing.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7648754-right-wing-religious-corruption-and-the-christian-dominionist-perry-agenda-the-daily-beast</link><guid>http://geezing.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7648754-right-wing-religious-corruption-and-the-christian-dominionist-perry-agenda-the-daily-beast</guid><category>church</category><category>election</category><category>social</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>perry</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>liberal</category><category>obama</category><category>republican</category><category>christian</category><category>theocracy</category><category>bachmann</category><category>don-mcleroy</category><category>texas-senate</category><category>kinetic-concepts</category><category>jim-cole</category><category>cemocrat</category><category>debatelos-angeles-times</category><category>jack-plunkett</category><category>bill-ratliff</category><category>as-wayne-slater</category><category>diane-rath</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:16:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=geezingD3FD5882-B522-12B3-604A-5021B175342B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="133" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=geezingD3FD5882-B522-12B3-604A-5021B175342B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Boy 'punished for wetting bed' dies of dehydration </title>
<description><![CDATA[
"A 10-year-old Dallas-area boy who died of dehydration after his father  and stepmother kept water from him was being punished for wetting the  bed, authorities say."
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[STENTORIZED]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[STENTORIZED]]></source><link>http://stentorized.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7509965-boy-punished-for-wetting-bed-dies-of-dehydration</link><guid>http://stentorized.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7509965-boy-punished-for-wetting-bed-dies-of-dehydration</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>est-report-abuse-extreme</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:28:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>2011 MOLLY IRWIN NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD : Jeff Sharlet</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Jeff&nbsp;Sharlet is the&nbsp;national&nbsp;bestselling author of The Family &nbsp;(HarperCollins, 2008), which spent 26 weeks on the&nbsp;New York Times nonfiction lists.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Waterwynd]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Waterwynd]]></source><link>http://waterwynd.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7437494-2011-molly-irwin-national-journalism-award-jeff-sharlet</link><guid>http://waterwynd.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7437494-2011-molly-irwin-national-journalism-award-jeff-sharlet</guid><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>jeff-sharlet</category><category>rachel-maddow-show</category><category>molly-irvin-national-journalism-award</category><category>molly-prize</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:52:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What Paint Creek, Texas can tell you about Rick Perry and 2012 </title>
<description><![CDATA[So I decided to follow Paul Burka&rsquo;s advice and head down to Paint Creek, Texas, where Governor Rick Perry &ndash; due to  announce his White House run on Saturday &ndash; grew up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Grim Creeper]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Grim Creeper]]></source><link>http://thegrimcreeper.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/11/7348831-what-paint-creek-texas-can-tell-you-about-rick-perry-and-2012</link><guid>http://thegrimcreeper.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/11/7348831-what-paint-creek-texas-can-tell-you-about-rick-perry-and-2012</guid><category>politics</category><category>ronald-reagan</category><category>west-texas</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>punahou-school</category><category>ricky-perry</category><category>paint-creek</category><category>christy-hoppe</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:19:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=thegrimcreeper279BAFD6-C767-196F-6FFB-9D86727F3D65.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="229" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=thegrimcreeper279BAFD6-C767-196F-6FFB-9D86727F3D65.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Ron Paul invests heavily in precious metals as he touts benefits of gold-backed currency </title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul puts his gold where his mouth is.
Most of the Lake Jackson congressman&rsquo;s personal financial portfolio consists of stock &mdash; between $1.56 million and $3.45 million worth &mdash; in precious metals companies, according to financ&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[randytexas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[randytexas]]></source><link>http://randyjlb10.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/04/7012662-ron-paul-invests-heavily-in-precious-metals-as-he-touts-benefits-of-gold-backed-currency</link><guid>http://randyjlb10.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/04/7012662-ron-paul-invests-heavily-in-precious-metals-as-he-touts-benefits-of-gold-backed-currency</guid><category>politics</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>dallasnews-com</category><category>tristan-hallman</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:46:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>